Boomerang (German TV channel)

For the current version of Boomerang Available in Germany, Austria & Switzerland, see Boomerang (Central and Eastern European TV channel).

Boomerang

Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Headquarters	Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German, English
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels	TNT Comedy TNT Serie TNT Film Cartoon Network CNN International
History
Launched	1 June 2006; 17 years ago (2006-06-01)
Closed	1 October 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-01)
Replaced by	Boomerang CEE
Links
Website	www.boomerangtv.de

Boomerang was a German pay television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division. It was launched on 1 June 2006, the channel primarily airs animated programming.

Broadcasting

In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, to provide playout services for Boomerang, and for Cartoon Network, TNT Glitz, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region, from November 2013.^[1]

On 1 October 2018, Boomerang Germany shut down and was replaced with Boomerang CEE.^[2]

Logos

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  1 June 2006 – 16 February 2015

References

1. "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
2. "Boomerang Germany - Final Day/Closedown/CEE Takeover (September 30-October 1, 2018)". YouTube. 2 October 2018.

External links

• Official Site